In an era when political winds can quickly turn into financial hurricanes, Cuyahoga County is standing its ground on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles — even as Donald Trump’s administration threatens to cut off critical federal funding streams.

On Friday’s episode of Today in Ohio , hosts discussed the county’s high-stakes balancing act between preserving values and protecting taxpayer dollars, revealing the complex realities facing local governments in politically divided America.

“The county is in a tough spot right now,” explained Leila Atassi. “On one hand, it gets a lot of federal funding for things like transportation and health programs and infrastructure. And that’s money that could be on the line under Donald Trump’s new wave of executive orders that target anythi

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